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After recording his first top 10 on the European Tour since 2014 when T10 in last week's Qatar Masters, Matthew Baldwin should have a spring in his step at the Tshwane Open.

Baldwin had two top fives in the space of three starts at the Irish and French Opens that season while also finishing runner-up in the Nelson Mandela Championship to show he can flourish in South Africa. It's been a tough few years since due to injury and a subsequent loss of form but the 32-year-old is showing some promising signs again. Baldwin was T19 in December's Joburg Open (another positive for location form) and his top 10 in Qatar came via consistent scores of 68-70-68-69. He's 0-for-2 at this week's venue, Pretoria CC, but those events came when he was struggling. His other South African results (five top 25s, including two top fives) down the years indicate that he could be one to watch here. Feb 28 - 7:56 AM

Matthew Baldwin is down at 996 in the world rankings after injury and loss of form but he's on track for a good week in the Joburg Open at Randpark Golf Club thanks to a first-round 7-under-par 32-32=64 putting him just one behind early clubhouse leader Keenan Davidse.

The Englishman, perhaps boosted by watching his Liverpool team win 7-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday night, made a storming start with eagle-3 at the Bushwillow Course's opening hole and then went birdie-bogey-birdie at the next three. His following 12 holes produced 11 pars but also another eagle, this time at the 12th. The 31-year-old moved to within a shot of the lead thanks to a pair of closing birdies. Baldwin has missed his last five cuts in South Africa but did finish runner-up at the 2013 Nelson Mandela Championship. He now heads to the tougher Firethorn Course in round two. Thu, Dec 7, 2017 05:19:00 AM

Matthew Baldwin is resetting the foundations of his career in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open at Heritage GC, Domaine de Bel Ombre this week.

After three solid years on the main tour (2012-14) Baldwin's career was jolted by injury in 2015 and he lost his card the following season. A year on the Challenge Tour fell short but he squeezed a card at Qualifying School (T25). Opportunities in 2018 will be rare therefore every one must be taken. He missed this event in 2015 and 2016. The first coincided with the start of his injury/form woes which at one point saw him play 25 tournaments and make just one cut. His best golf has witnessed top fives in South Africa (this event is tri-sanctioned by the Sunshine Tour), in the wind of linksland, and in far-flung spots (India, Morocco, Colombia), but a really good week would be hard to call with any confidence. Tue, Nov 28, 2017 03:47:00 PM

Matthew Baldwin will play on an invite during this week’s Lyoness Open hosted by the Diamond CC in Atzenbrugg near Vienna.

This will be the Englishman’s fourth appearance in the tournament and on the course, and he has fond memories of his first two visits. In 2013 rounds of 71-66-71 had him T10 with 18 holes to play before a 74 saw him drift back to T25. A year later 68-73-70 had him even closer with Sunday to come: he was T5 but a 72 left him T12. Last year he missed the cut, but there has to be promise in those early efforts, and he can call on the memory of two top 25 on the Challenge Tour in Austria as well. He lost his card last year and is flitting between the main tour and Challenge circuit this term. He was T9 in the Kenya Open and three weeks ago a quarter finalist in the Andalucia Match Play. Mon, Jun 5, 2017 12:02:00 PM